The seventh recipe I made for French Fridays with Dorie, from Dorie Greenspan's Around My French Table cookbook, was Roast Chicken for les Paresseux, found on pages 200-201 (photo on page 198).
This recipe is for an easy roast chicken, translating as "for lazy people," which means that it is simple to make, requires no fuss, and is done in time enough that you can make it on a busy weeknight.
Ingredients include: Olive oil, baguette slices (for resting the chicken upon while it cooks, and while Dorie might enjoy eating the bread at the end of the cooking time, I found it unappealing as it was soaked with chicken fat/juice, etc., and was part of that whole "wet bread" thing I don't care for, it's just a personal thing, no reflection on the recipe/Dorie), whole chicken, rosemary, thyme, oregano, garlic, dry white wine, baby potatoes, carrots, and shallots. It all went together in a flash and cooked for 90 minutes in a 450 degree oven.
The chicken turned out wonderfully moist and delicious. Can't think of a reason not to make this over and over again...it's easy, has simple ingredients, and tastes delicious.
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